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Western culture - 18th century

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which century is the year 1686? -When Isaac Newton's 'Principia Mathematica' came to light-

(a)  

2.

Thomas Hobbes stated: "It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law." ("No es la sabiduría sino la Autoridad la que hace la ley."). What was the position of this thinker on the monarchy? (2 options of 4 are correct.)

a)

Completely against kings

b)

Tried to justify the power of the kings

c)

Indifferent, he did not talk about kings

d)

Try to explain the origin of power

3.

The 'English Channel' is known in Spanish as:

a)

El canal británico

b)

El Eurotúnel

c)

Estrecho inglés

d)

Canal de la Mancha

4.

The evolution of the Palace of Versailles (Palacio de Versalles) is a good sample of:

a)

The growing wealth -riqueza- of European monarchies and nations

b)

Of the luxuries -lujos- of the English royal court

c)

Of the European decline during the 17th century

d)

Of the crisis that affected the French monarchy

5.

Compared to Thomas Hobbes (who died in 1679), the English thinker John Locke (1632-1704) can be considered more: -2 correct answers-

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

c)

Revolutionary

d)

Obedient

6.

This century is associated mainly with:

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Illustration

c)

Renaissance

d)

Age of Enlightenment

7.

In a political sense, "social contract" refers to an agreement between the ruled (gobernados) and their rulers (gobernantes). This social contract is not physically signed, but certain type of consent is understood when people, for example -2 correct answers-:

a)

Process an ID (identity document)

b)

Rise up in arms -se levanta en armas-

c)

Pay taxes

d)

It expresses disagreement with the State

8.

The name of this structure is:

a)

The Iron Bridge

b)

Wood-bridge

c)

Golden Gate

d)

Industrial bridge

9.

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) is a sample of:

a)

The development of scientific thought

b)

Prominent woman in the age of the Enlightenment

c)

Traditional political ideas

d)

France's central place in the Enlightenment

10.

In 1776 the 'thirteen colonies' separated from the British Empire in an event known as the (a)   revolution.